What is recorded here

Grave Yard is a children's burial ground on the south side of a trackway overlooking Inis Mór, where small set stones and cross slabs mark deaths from 1895 to 1924. The platform stretches forty-two metres across the grass, narrow enough for a child's shadow to reach both edges before noon. Modern field walls cut through the ancient line, yet the stones remain unenclosed, exposing young lives to the sky and sea spray.

On S side of a trackway, immediately overlooking N shore of Inis Mór. An unenclosed natural rectangular platform (42m by 12m), now cut by modern field walls. Numerous small set stones are visible as well as three inscribed gravestones: (a) dated 1895; (b) dated 1901, commemorating a child aged nine years; and (c) dated 1924, commemorating a child aged one year. There are also three upright cross slabs (GA111-002004-, GA111-002012-, GA111-002013-)at W end. Robinson (1980) notes that it was in use until 'a few decades ago'. There is a possible clochan (GA111-002015-) immediately to N and a cross-inscribed pillar (GA111-002007-) immediately to SE. Circa 50m to SSE is a similar pillar (GA111-002006-) and c. 80m to SW is Teampall Chiaráin (GA111-002001-). (Crawford 1913, 155) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 1 February 2016

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